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More than 1,200 seniors receive diplomas this week

June 8, 2010

By Chantelle Lusebrink

Congratulations to the 1,240 high school graduates of the class of 2010.

Each of the district’s four high schools — Issaquah, Liberty, Skyline and Tiger Mountain Community high schools — as well as the district’s community-based Transition Program for special-needs students will have commencement celebrations during the next week.

Here’s what you need to know about each, in the order they happen.

Transition Program

Four graduates

7 p.m. June 10

Issaquah School District Administration Building, 565 N.W. Holly St.

Liberty High School

285 graduates

2 p.m. June 11

Safeco Field

Valedictorian: Ashley Turnidge

Senior Alexis Court and teacher Jann Longman will speak.

School board member Chad Magendanz will accept the class.

Skyline High School

459 graduates

5 p.m. June 11

Safeco Field

Valedictorians: Nicole Kwan and Kathleen Ulrich

Senior Steven Shuken and teacher Loren Krogstad will speak.

School board member Brian Deagle will accept the class.

Issaquah High School

471 graduates

8 p.m. June 11

Safeco Field

Valedictorians: Michael Migotsky and Hani Mahmoud

Senior Sarah Morsi and teacher Vale Crain Baxter will speak.

School board member Suzanne Weaver will accept the class.

Tiger Mountain Community High School

33 graduates

6 p.m. June 14

Tiger Mountain Community High School

Seniors Allie Wilke and Andrew Rohde will speak.

School board member Marnie Maraldo will accept the class.

The ceremonies are open to the public. Purchase tickets to any of the three comprehensive high school graduations in advance through the schools’ bookkeepers. Tickets will also be sold the day of commencement at Safeco Field.

The graduation for the district’s Transition Program is by invitation only, but the Tiger Mountain graduation is open to the public, though there is limited space.